List of honorary members of the Association of German Engineers
With the honorary membership , the Association of German Engineers (VDI) recognizes the achievements of people who have rendered outstanding services to the VDI or to the engineering profession. Honorary membership has been possible since the VDI was founded in 1856. It was awarded for the first time in 1860.
Honorary members
Surname | Life dates | Appointment as an honorary member | annotation | |
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Julius Weisbach | 1806-1871 | 1860 | First honorary member of the VDI, appointed at the third VDI general meeting in Dresden | |
Alfred Krupp | 1812-1887 | 1862 | Appointment at the fifth VDI general meeting in Eisenach | |
Rudolf von Carnall | 1804-1874 | 1865 | Appointment at the eighth VDI General Assembly in Wroclaw | |
Gustav Zeuner | 1828-1907 | 1872 | Appointment at the thirteenth VDI general meeting in Karlsruhe | |
Werner from Siemens | 1816-1892 | 1873 | Appointment at the fourteenth VDI general meeting in Halle an der Saale | |
Heinrich von Dechen | 1800-1889 | 1875 | Appointment at the sixteenth VDI general meeting in Aachen | |
Rudolf Klostermann | 1828-1886 | 1880 | ||
Franz Grashof | 1826-1893 | 1887 | Founding member of the VDI and its long-time director | |
Friedrich Euler | 1823-1891 | 1889 | Founding member of the VDI and its first chairman | |
Eduard Becker | 1832-1913 | 1889 | ||
Simon Schiele | 1822-1895 | 1890 | VDI chairman with the most terms in office | |
Joseph Pützer | 1831-1913 | 1894 | Founding member of the VDI | |
Heinrich Caro | 1834-1910 | 1897 | Founding member of the VDI, VDI chairman in 1892 and 1893 | |
Carl von Bach | 1847-1931 | 1899 | VDI chairman 1886 | |
Alexander Herzberg | 1841-1912 | 1902 | ||
Max Boner | 1833-1920 | 1906 | Founding member of the VDI, appointed on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the association | |
Heinrich Lezius | 1835-1906 | 1906 | Founding member of the VDI, appointed on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the association | |
Robert Peschke | 1827-1909 | 1906 | Founding member of the VDI, appointed on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the association | |
Karl Wilhelm brewhouse | 1827-1915 | 1906 | Founding board member of the VDI, appointed on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the association | |
Rudolf Veith | 1846-1917 | 1910 | VDI board member from 1901 to 1902 | |
Hermann Blecher | 1841-1918 | 1912 | VDI chairman 1889/1890 | |
Carl mistakes | 1853-1926 | 1914 | Board member of the VDI from 1910 to 1912 | |
Friedrich Romberg | 1846-1919 | 1914 | ||
Friedrich Schmetzer | 1842-1918 | 1916 | Board member of VDI 1907 and 1908 | |
Otto Taaks | 1849-1924 | 1920 | Curator of the VDI from 1907 to 1919 | |
Rudolf Schöttler | 1850-1924 | 1922 | VDI board member in 1897 and 1898 | |
Wilhelm Exner | 1927 | |||
Hermann Röchling | 1872-1955 | 1927 | ||
Gottlieb Matthias Lippart | 1866-1930 | 1929 | Curator of the VDI from 1920 to 1929 | |
Hermann Peter Claaßen | 1856-1944 | 1931 | ||
Rudolf Doerfel | 1855-1938 | 1931 | ||
Johannes Goerges | 1859-1946 | 1931 | VDI board member from 1918 to 1921 | |
George Henry de Thierry | 1862-1942 | 1931 | VDI board member from 1927 to 1929 | |
August Riebe | 1867-1936 | 1935 | ||
Karl Reinhardt | 1866-1941 | 1936 | VDI chairman from 1918 to 1921, awarded at the general meeting in Darmstadt | |
Conrad Matschoss | 1871-1942 | 1941 | VDI director from 1916 to 1934 | |
Hans Kloth | 1878-1952 | 1942 | VDI board member from 1933 to 1938 | |
Ernst Friedrich | 1874-1957 | 1944 | ||
Waldemar Hellmich | 1880-1949 | 1948 | VDI director from 1920 to 1932 | |
Johannes Körting | 1856-1952 | 1948 | VDI board member from 1909 to 1911 | |
Adolf Wallichs | 1869-1959 | 1949 | ||
Max Knoevenagel | 1856-1951 | 1950 | ||
Carl Köttgen | 1871-1951 | 1950 | VDI chairman from 1929 to 1931 | |
Otto Conc | 1875-1965 | 1951 | VDI board member from 1930 to 1933 | |
Carl Pfleiderer | 1875-1965 | 1951 | ||
Karl Wendt | 1874-1952 | 1951 | VDI chairman from 1926 to 1928 | |
Emil Gminder | 1873-1963 | 1952 | ||
Adolf Heller | 1873-1955 | 1954 | ||
Hans Bolza | 1889-1986 | 1956 | Appointment as honorary member as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the VDI | |
Serious reason | 1895-1974 | 1956 | Appointment as honorary member as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the VDI | |
Georg Mangold | 1885-1976 | 1956 | Appointment as honorary member as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the VDI | |
Carl Hugo Steinmüller | 1872-1959 | 1956 | Appointment as honorary member as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the VDI | |
Theobald Arnholz | 1884-1961 | 1958 | Board member of the VDI from 1948 to 1950 | |
Friedrich Dessauer | 1881-1963 | 1958 | ||
Ludwig Has | 1883-1964 | 1958 | ||
Oskar Laue | 1888-1983 | 1958 | ||
Michael Niedermayer | 1877-1961 | 1958 | ||
Richard Russ | 1902-1980 | 1958 | ||
Georg Schäfer | 1896-1975 | 1958 | ||
Hugo Becker | 1884-1962 | 1960 | ||
Erich Kothe | 1883-1962 | 1960 | VDI director or managing director from 1948 to 1954 | |
Carl Walther | 1877-1960 | 1960 | ||
Heinrich Koch | 1895-1963 | 1962 | ||
Hermann Reusch | 1896-1971 | 1962 | ||
Paul Koessler | 1896-1987 | 1964 | ||
Arthur Zinzen | 1893-1965 | 1964 | ||
Max Riepe | 1886-1968 | 1966 | ||
Emil Soerensen | 1900-1977 | 1966 | ||
Julius Springer | 1880-1968 | 1966 | ||
Alfred Friedrich Flender | 1901-1969 | 1969 | VDI chairman from 1959 to 1964 | |
Heinz Friebe | 1902-1973 | 1969 | Curator of the VDI from 1958 to 1968 | |
Rudolf von Miller | 1899-1996 | 1969 | ||
Karl Schäff | 1901-1984 | 1969 | VDI chairman from 1965 to 1967 | |
Werner Preuss | 1905-2001 | 1971 | ||
Fritz Seubert | 1897-1974 | 1971 | ||
Siegfried Balke | 1902-1984 | 1973 | VDI board member from 1973 to 1976 | |
Heinrich Grünewald | 1900-1985 | 1975 | VDI director from 1955 to 1966 | |
Herbert Stussig | 1900-1979 | 1975 | ||
Ibnu Sutowo | 1914-2001 | 1975 | ||
Karl-Alfred Henney | 1907-1983 | 1977 | VDI board member from 1968 to 1976 | |
Nikolaus Kömm | 1904-1988 | 1977 | VDI board member from 1973 to 1975 | |
Walter Ludewig | 1907-1988 | 1977 | VDI board member from 1970 to 1975, VDI chairman from 1971 to 1974 | |
Fritz Meyer | 1915-1987 | 1977 | VDI chairman from 1968 to 1970 | |
Heinrich Toeller | 1911-1999 | 1979 | Curator of the VDI from 1969 to 1977 | |
Wilhelm Dettmering | 1912-1999 | 1981 | VDI board member from 1973 and 1980, VDI chairman from 1975 to 1977 | |
Kurt Hain | 1908-1995 | 1981 | ||
Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmann | 1908-2003 | 1981 | ||
Rudolf Quack | 1909-2001 | 1981 | VDI board member 1974 and 1975 | |
Walter Stuhlmann | 1905-1988 | 1983 | VDI board member from 1976 to 1981 | |
Gerhard Wilhelm Becker | 1927-2012 | 1985 | VDI President from 1978 to 1982 | |
Heinz Max Hiersig | 1915-2005 | 1985 | ||
Gerhard Kienbaum | 1919-1998 | 1987 | ||
Reinhard Menger | 1920-2005 | 1987 | VDI director from 1970 to 1985 | |
Gustav Wagner | 1916-1998 | 1987 | ||
Karl Eugen Becker | 1932– | 1989 | VDI President from 1983 to 1988 | |
Hermann Linde | 1917-2015 | 1989 | Appointment at the German Engineers' Day in Aachen | |
Heinz Braun | 1922-1997 | 1991 | ||
Joachim Pöppel | 1929-1999 | 1993 | VDI President from 1989 to 1991 | |
Hansjörg Sinn | 1929– | 1993 | ||
Hans Weinerth | 1935-2015 | 1993 | ||
Klaus Czeguhn | 1935– | 1997 | VDI President from 1992 to 1994 | |
Wolfgang Lorenz | 1927-2010 | 1997 | ||
Hans Starck | 1919-2001 | 1997 | ||
Kurt A. Detzer | 1936– | 2000 | ||
Peter Gerber | 1936– | 2000 | VDI director from 1986 to 1999, former decathlon champion | |
Hans W. Obrig | 1931– | 2000 | As chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, member of the VDI Presidium from 1995 to 1997 | |
Klaus Hoppe | 1938-2006 | 2005 | Appointment at the German Engineers' Day in Magdeburg | |
Dietmar von Hoyningen-Huene | 1943– | 2007 | ||
Rolf Isermann | 1938– | 2007 | ||
Siegfried Goll | 1940– | 2009 | Appointment at the 24th German Engineers' Day in Düsseldorf | |
Friedrich Jarchow | 1926-2011 | 2009 | Appointment at the 24th German Engineers' Day in Düsseldorf | |
Eike Lehmann | 1940-2019 | 2009 | Appointment at the 24th German Engineers' Day in Düsseldorf | |
Michael Pohl | 1943– | 2011 | Appointment at the 25th German Engineers' Day in Düsseldorf | |
Helmut Schulte | 2011 | |||
Bernd-Robert Höhn | 2013 | Appointment at the 26th German Engineers' Day in Düsseldorf | ||
Ulrich Seiffert | 1941– | 2013 | Appointment at the 26th German Engineers' Day in Düsseldorf | |
Willi Fuchs | 2015 | VDI Director from 1999 to 2013, appointed at the 27th German Engineering Conference in Düsseldorf | ||
Christian Nedeß | 2015 | Appointment at the 27th German Engineers' Day in Düsseldorf | ||
Rainer Hirschberg | 2017 | Appointment at the 28th German Engineers' Day in Düsseldorf | ||
Wolfgang Schröter | 2017 | Appointment at the 28th German Engineers' Day in Düsseldorf | ||
Jutta Saatweber | 1938– | 2019 | Appointment at the 29th German Engineers' Day in Düsseldorf | |
Thomas Schmitz | 2019 | Appointment at the 29th German Engineers' Day in Düsseldorf |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Honors and prizes in the VDI eV Verein Deutscher Ingenieure eV, accessed on April 2, 2020 .
- ^ Third general meeting of the association on August 27-29, 1860 in Dresden . In: Journal of the Association of German Engineers . tape 4 , 8, 9 and 10, 1860, pp. 194 .
- ^ Fifth general meeting of the association on September 3 to 6, 1862 in Eisenach . In: Journal of the Association of German Engineers . tape 6 , no. December 12 , 1865, p. 575 .
- ^ Eighth general meeting of the association on September 4th to 9th, 1865 in Breslau . In: Journal of the Association of German Engineers . tape 9 , no. 10/11 , 1865, pp. 644 .
- ^ Thirteenth general meeting of the association on September 22, 1872 in Carlsruhe . In: Journal of the Association of German Engineers . tape 16 , no. 11 , 1872, p. 723 .
- ^ Fourteenth general meeting of the association on September 1st to 4th, 1873 in Halle ad S. In: Journal of the Association of German Engineers . tape 17 , no. 9 , 1873, p. 573 .
- ^ Sixteenth general meeting of the association on August 30th to September 1st, 1875 in Aachen . In: Journal of the Association of German Engineers . tape 19 , no. 12 , 1875, p. 853 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Theodor Peters : History of the Association of German Engineers . Based on papers left by Th. Peters - Published on behalf of the board and completed by 1910. Self-published by the Association of German Engineers, Berlin 1912, p. 145-146 .
- ↑ Untitled In: Journal of the Association of German Engineers . tape 31 , 1891, p. 917 .
- ↑ Lars U. Scholl : The engineer in training, profession and society 1856 to 1881 . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 29 .
- ↑ Manfred Beckert: The VDI in its early days . In: Association of German Engineers (ed.): Festschrift 140 years of VDI . Düsseldorf May 1996, p. 15 .
- ^ A b Manfred Beckert: The VDI in its early days . In: Association of German Engineers (ed.): Festschrift 140 years of VDI . Düsseldorf May 1996, p. 22 .
- ↑ Manfred Beckert: The VDI in its early days . In: Association of German Engineers (ed.): Festschrift 140 years of VDI . Düsseldorf May 1996, p. 14 .
- ^ A b Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 566 .
- ↑ Our dead . In: Yearbook of the Shipbuilding Society . Springer, Berlin 1913, p. 87-89 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 584-585 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 580 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 579 .
- ^ A b c d Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations for the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 567 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 577 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 577 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 584-585 .
- ^ Conrad Matschoß: Karl Reinhardt † . In: Journal of the Association of German Engineers . tape 85 , no. 47/48 , November 29, 1941, pp. 903-904 .
- ^ A b c d Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations for the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 602 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 586-588 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 579-580 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 585 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 585-586 .
- ↑ a b c d honorary membership . In: VDI-Z. tape 98 , no. 23 , August 11, 1956, pp. 1432 ff .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 590-591 .
- ↑ a b c Honorary Membership . In: VDI-Z. tape 102 , no. 27 , September 21, 1960, pp. 1265 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 599-601 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 597-601 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 599-600 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 598-600 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 597-598 .
- ^ Short biography of Heinrich Toeller. TU Darmstadt, accessed on April 28, 2020 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 599-601 .
- ^ E. Roos, K. Hein: Rudolf Quack. In: Stuttgarter unikurier. University of Stuttgart, December 2001, accessed on June 5, 2020 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 600 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Heuser , Wolfgang König : Tabular compilations on the history of the VDI . In: Karl-Heinz Ludwig (Ed.): Technology, Engineers and Society - History of the Association of German Engineers 1856–1981 . VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-18-400510-0 , p. 601 .
- ↑ G. Laalej: mourning for Gerhard Wilhelm Becker . In: VDI news . February 17, 2012, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 23 .
- ↑ Gisela Laalej: Menger shaped the VDI as director . In: VDI news . March 4, 2005, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 41 .
- ↑ Gisela Laalej: honorary member Hermann Linde died . In: VDI news . September 25, 2015, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 40 .
- ↑ Gisela Laalej: Former university rector Sinn has reached the age of 85 . In: VDI news . July 18, 2014, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 31 .
- ↑ Gisela Laalej: VDI says goodbye to honorary member . In: VDI news . January 14, 2011, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 25 .
- ↑ Gisela Laalej: Former VDI director is 75 years old . In: VDI news . May 6, 2011, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 25 .
- ↑ Gisela Laalej: Hans W. Obrig turns 80 . In: VDI news . May 13, 2011, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 25 .
- ↑ Awards for outstanding engineering achievements . In: VDI news . May 13, 2005, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 31 .
- ↑ a b Gisela Laalej: Led into a new heyday . In: VDI news . October 12, 2007, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 47 .
- ↑ a b c Gisela Laalej: The VDI honors outstanding engineers . In: VDI news . May 8, 2009, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 29 .
- ↑ Gisela Laalej: The VDI honors Hans-Jörg Bullinger, Bernard Krone and Michael Pohl . In: VDI news . May 27, 2011, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 27 .
- ↑ Gisela Laalej: Helmut Schulte becomes a new honorary member of the VDI . In: VDI news . July 29, 2011, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 31 .
- ↑ a b Gisela Laalej: Award for Honored Members . In: VDI news . May 31, 2013, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 23 .
- ↑ Gisela Laalej: Medal of Honor for former VDI director Willi Fuchs . In: VDI news . May 22, 2015, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 40 .
- ↑ Gisela Laalej: University President Christian Nedeß receive honorary medal of the VDI . In: VDI news . May 22, 2015, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 40 .
- ↑ a b Gisela Laalej: A lifetime dedicated to the cause of engineers . In: VDI news . May 19, 2017, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 39 .
- ↑ a b A lifetime in the service of technology . In: VDI news . May 24, 2019, ISSN 0042-1758 , p. 39 .